rather I worked on the fronts and backs of each cup as the spirit moved me off and on over the months…

it worked well that there was no official “cover” so the pages can be turned and left open where ever…

it really was fun and a nice little challenge to work around the handle of each cup keeping the designs on the simple side…

a shout out to Elizabeth our hostess with the mostess… I was the lucky winner of her second anniversary giveaway and here are the lovely goodies I received (I confess the paper hound in me really swooned over the lovely star tissue paper which reminds me so much of my German heritage)…

here’s wishing you a Happy T Day along with everyone over at Elizabeth’s Altered Book Lover… thank you for stopping by I appreciate your visit very much…

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when a set of chipboard tea cups surfaced while I was doing some clearing out I just had to play with layers of my favorite map tissue and my white acrylic paint pen…

the words are computer generated …

and speaking of cups … this photo of my Irish Shannonbridge cup that we brought back from Dublin in 2013 has nice hot Organic Choice Earl Grey tea in it (the elf/Zwerg really wanted to have his picture taken too as standing around holding wooden toothpicks all day can get a little tiresome)…

that delicious quinoa and spelt flour scone is something Mr Magpie and I treat ourselves to every now and then at our local Le Pain Bakery(their Chia Muffins are irresistible too!)…

“I am drawn to vintage everything, so these pages were a huge departure for me along with being a whole lot of fun.

The Britannica Junior encyclopedia pages make a wonderful canvas and receive paint very well.

One of the things that made these pages different for me was using images found in everyday magazines/publications.

“Inspired” would be on the left hand spread and “354 check” would be the right hand side of the book. Just above the number is a red label that says “Remove Before Flight”. It could be tricky flying with a peacock on your head!

“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.” ~Bo Bennett

with a new to me paint pen I was excited to learn about in a which is the best white marker conversation with local mixed media art friends (thank you Leiann)…

you can see in the first photo of the empty marker that it has a metal ball inside for mixing and special paint that is recommended to not clog the spring loaded tip (the true test of a pen for me is how it works weeks and months after first using it)…

*Note: Golden Paints has a new HIGH FLOW paint line that works in these markers as well*

doodling with the paint pen helped add an extra layer to my pages…

so far I’ve used the Extra Fine tip which feels more like “medium” to me (the “fine” tip looks quite thick)…

“I was born in the arms of imaginary friends Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I’ve been

Then you come on crashing in Like the realest thing Trying my best to understand All that your love can bring

Oh, half of my heart’s got a grip on the situation Half of my heart takes time Half of my heart’s got a right mind To tell you that I can’t keep lovin’ you, can’t keep lovin’ you Oh, with half of my heart

I was made to believe I’d never love somebody else Made a plan, stay the man who can only love himself

Lonely was the song I sang ‘Til the day you came Showing me another way And all that my love can bring

Oh, half of my heart’s got a grip on the situation Half of my heart takes time Half of my heart’s got a right mind To tell you that I can’t keep lovin’ you, can’t keep lovin’ you Oh, with half of my heart, with half of my heart

Your faith is strong, but I can only fall short for so long Down the road, later on You will hate that I never gave more to you Than half of my heart

But I can’t stop lovin’ you, I can’t stop lovin’ you I can’t stop lovin’ you, I can’t stop lovin’ you, I can’t stop lovin’ you with half of my Half of my heart, oh half of my heart

Half of my heart’s got a real good imagination Half of my heart’s got you Half of my heart’s got a right mind to tell you That half of my heart won’t do

Half of my heart is a shot gun wedding To a bride with a paper ring And half of my heart is the part of a man Who’s never truly loved anything

I knew I wanted to use a fancy slipper/shoe image for the boat along with the float your boat words … the three cherubs were taken from a Christmas napkin with touches of color added…paint and stencils…gesso and assorted papers and some pieces of German scrap…

such a fun challenge…be sure and visit Mix it Monthly to see lots of inspiring creativity and of course you are most welcome to play along

“I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart
pumping hard, I want to think again
of dangerous and noble things.I want to be light and frolicsome.I want to be improbable, beautiful and afraid of nothing,as though I had wings.” ~Mary Oliver

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Love Quote

"the 'L' in Love should be capitalized" ~♥~Patty Szymkowicz .....
Virginia, USA

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